Santa Cruz Xitla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region.

Santa Cruz Xitla
Municipality and town
Santa Cruz Xitla is located in Mexico
Santa Cruz Xitla
Santa Cruz Xitla
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°19′N 96°40′W / 16.317°N 96.667°W / 16.317; -96.667
Country Mexico
StateOaxaca
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Palm weaver in Xitla

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,933.[1]

Municipal president Pedro Modesto Santos died of COVID-19 in September 2020. He was the eighth municipal president in Oaxaca to die of the virus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Rodríguez, Óscar (September 23, 2020). "Muere por coronavirus alcalde de Santa Cruz Xitla, Oaxaca". www.msn.com. Milenio. Retrieved Sep 24, 2020.